Elijah Combs
Birth: Apr. 17, 1770
Montgomery County [Note: Montgomery County did not exist prior to 1776, it was then portions of Botetourt and Fincastle Counties]
Virginia, USA
Death: Sep. 12, 1855
Hazard
Perry County
Kentucky, USA
Elijah Combs was born 4-17-1770 in Montgomery Co., Virginia and died 9-12-1855 in Hazard, Ky. He was one of the founding fathers of the city of Hazard. He donated 10 square acres of his land for the city. He was the son of ohn Combs and Nancy Harding and one of the 8 Combs brothers who came to Kentucky. Elijah served in the Kentucky Militia as a major in the 2nd Batallion 80th Regiment in 1811. He was the Perry Co. jailor in 1833, the Perry sheriff in 1836, and served in the Kentucky State Senate in 1840.
Elijah married Sally Roark, daughter of Michael and Lettie Roark of Virginia in Roanoke, Va. Sallie was born cicra 1767-1775 in Montgomery Co., Va. and died in 1855 of flux in Hazard. Sallie and Elijah are buried in the Combs family cemetery on back of hill behind the Perry Co. courthouse. There is a marker for Elijah but none for Sallie.
Elijah and Sallie were parents of these children: Jesse Combs, Nancy Combs Wooton, Elijah Combs, Jr., Louisa Combs Cornett, Mary 'Polly' Combs Duff, Jackson G. Combs, Lucinda Combs Ison Duff and Susan Combs Mattingly.
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